UFC Heavyweight Title Bout

Francis Ngannou

“The Predator”

Record: 12-2-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 4"
Reach: 83"
Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: Sep 05, 1986

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 14
Minutes: 98.2
Knockdowns: 8
Sig. accuracy: 41.3%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 62.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 2
Control / 15: 1:47

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted229/555

Accuracy41.3%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head68.1%
Body17.9%
Leg14.0%

Position

Distance65.5%
Clinch15.7%
Ground18.8%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head43.4%
Body21.7%
Leg34.9%

Position absorbed

Distance79.2%
Clinch7.5%
Ground13.2%

Grappling

For

Takedowns5/8

TD accuracy62.5%

TD per 150.8

Sub attempts2

Subs per 150.3

Reversals1

Control11:43

Control per 151:47

Against

Takedowns absorbed11/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded24:36

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.1	50.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.3	50.4%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1/1	100.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Win vs Ciryl Gane
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. GaneJan 22, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 43/104 · TD 4/5 · Ctrl 8:29
Win vs Stipe Miocic
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:52
UFC 260: Miocic vs. NgannouMar 27, 2021
KD 2 · Sig 36/56 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 0:22
Win vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:20
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. GaethjeMay 9, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 6/13 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Win vs Junior Dos Santos
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:11
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos SantosJun 29, 2019
KD 1 · Sig 9/19 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Win vs Cain Velasquez
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:26
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. VelasquezFeb 17, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 6/10 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Curtis Blaydes
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:45
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2Nov 24, 2018
KD 1 · Sig 13/17 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:08
Loss vs Derrick Lewis
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 226: Miocic vs. CormierJul 7, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 11/46 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Stipe Miocic
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 220: Miocic vs. NgannouJan 20, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 21/113 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:02
Win vs Alistair Overeem
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:42
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2Dec 2, 2017
KD 1 · Sig 6/14 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:02
Win vs Andrei Arlovski
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:32
UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. PenaJan 28, 2017
KD 1 · Sig 8/13 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03

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